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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Instructional Support"”.
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Improving computer-mediated collaboration: development and empirical evaluation of two instructional support methods
… working contexts, but it is hard to achieve. Two instructional approaches were developed to improve collaboration in such settings by promoting people’s capabilities to collaborate in a fruitful way and furthering their understanding of what characterizes good collaboration: (1) In a “model …
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An Autobiographical Study of My Beliefs, Attributes, and Practices as an Instructional Support Consultant
<p><em>Problem</em> . People ask what I do as an instructional support consultant. Over time, I have created my own approach to instructional support. This study uncovers the beliefs and attributes that drive my practices as an instructional support consultant, as well as those that comprise my …
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Fixing the Hole in the Pipe : Moving Beyond Prereferral Toward Changing the System
… of systems that do not have appropriate instructional intervention and support systems in place. This study explores the outcomes of an Instructional Support system called the 7 SHARE Initiative. Essential system components are: (a) Instructional Support Teachers (ISTs) in each school, …
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A Study of Teacher Induction in High Schools of an Urban School District in Georgia
… a process that provides novice instructors with support needed to be successful in the classroom. Research shows that teachers receive three main types of support during the induction phase: mentor/collegial support, administrative support and instructional support (Howe, 2006; Ingersoll & Smith, …
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Classroom Teachers: Why the Mass Exodus?
… of first-year teachers on the effectiveness of instructional support and the impact those supports had on their decision to remain in the classroom the following year. The study compared the various kinds of instructional support to the eight school organization characteristics that were the …
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The Impact of Early-Intervention/Prevention Services on the Northville Public Schools
… Data were collected from surveys given to Instructional-Support Team personnel, general education teachers, elementary administrators, and parents. Standardized data were collected on students in third and fifth grades who had been identified and served through the Instructional Support …
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The impact of school district financial allocation on district effectiveness : a look at school districts in Missouri
… per ADA, average teacher salary, expenditures on instructional salary per pupil, expenditures on instructional support salary per pupil, and expenditures on professional development per pupil. The dependent variable for the study was district effectiveness as measured by MSIP V scores, the method …
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Perceived Levels of Confidence and Knowledge of Autism Between Paraprofessionals in Kentucky Schools and Parents of Children with Autism
… more confident in their ability to provide instructional support to children diagnosed with autism than were the parents. Results of this study indicated a lack of knowledge in autism among paraprofessionals hired to work with children with autism. Further, parents were not confident in the …
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Impact of a Teacher Training Program to Increase Informative Praise and Decrease Commands and Negative Comments
… by providing those students with the educational support necessary to prepare them for future schooling. However, when assessed with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), Head Start programs have been found to be weaker in the area of Instructional Support. As a result, teachers are …
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Development of language in the minds and brains of children
… to examine the impact of audiobooks paired with instructional support on children’s language skills. Using vocabulary measures tailored to the books children read, results suggest that struggling readers improved only when audiobooks were paired with instructional support. Together, these studies …
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Leading for change : teacher leaders changing the instructional landscape.
… critical role of teacher leaders in providing instructional support in small, rural school districts to evaluate how teacher leaders conducting action coaching impacts instructional practices, teacher support, and leadership opportunities, ultimately fostering teachers by design. This …
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Targeted Instructional Practices to Enhance ELL Performance on the NYS English Language Arts Regents
… project explores how educators can better support ELLs in meeting the demands of the Regents through a three-part professional development (PD) series. The PD sessions focused on data analysis, collaborative reflection, and strategy refinement, enabling teachers to identify key reasons why …
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Pre-kindergarten instructional classroom interactions associated with phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge
… the association between Pre-K classroom instructional interactions that supported phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. Structural equation modeling autoregressive results yielded that vocabulary scores at BOY, MOY, and EOY were significantly associated with the specific time …
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The effect of social skills training for elementary students with learning disabilities
… included in the general education classroom with instructional support from a resource room. The intervention consisted of 12 sessions, using the "Skillstreaming" program 20 minutes per day, four days a week for 3 weeks, and weekly follow-up of review for 4 weeks with a total of 7 weeks.</p> <p>A …
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Facilitating Instructional Change: A Case Study on Diffusion of Curriculum Innovation
… of a professional development group focused on supporting instructors teaching with the Inquiry-Oriented Abstract Algebra (Larsen et al., 2013) curriculum materials. I investigate the relationship between the intent of the instructional support model and the facilitator's beliefs and goals for …
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Promoting social-emotional development for peacebuilding among preschoolers in Pakistan : a quasi-experimental study
… regression analysis indicated that CLASS domains instructional support and emotional support have an inverse and significant association with behavioral problems in Pre-K students. Recommendations are to incorporate SEL component in pre-service and in-service teacher education programs to improve …
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Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction and Retention of Beginning Teachers
… are: emotional factors; school and community support; instructional support; prepration in teaching curriculum, managing students, and assessing students; collaboration; compensation and benefits; motivation to teach; and culture shock. Eleven percent of the respondents chose to leave the …
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Impact of a Teacher Training Program to Increase Cognitively Stimulating Talk: Pretest and Immediate Post-Test Results
… and low values placed on literacy. Past research supports that shared book reading is one of the most beneficial activities in which teachers can partake in order to optimize their students’ language development. The Head Start program is intended to alleviate the SES gap by providing a high …
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Psychological and academic preparedness of African American scholars for college and career readiness in urban schools
… racialized experiences and the influence of instructional support within educational contexts. Findings revealed that students’ perceptions of preparedness are inseparable from racialized interactions across ecological systems—family, school, and community—which shaped their self-concept, …
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